Risk-free rates (RFRs)
New benchmark to give Philippine peso swaps a fillip, post-Isda add
Isda to include new PHP overnight rate and Indonesia’s Indonia in its next definitions update
Canada’s triparty repo launch aims to fill C$60bn void
Test trades on TMX/Clearstream platform represent “quantum leap” for creaking funding markets
Who’s winning the €STR futures race? Depends how you measure
CME, Eurex and Ice all claim to be leading, but experts say it’s too early to pick a winner
Georgios Skoufis on RFRs, convexity adjustments and Sabr
Bloomberg quant discusses his new approach for calculating convexity adjustments for RFR swaps
Euribor to ditch ‘expert judgement’ in May
Plan to infer euro funding costs from term version of €STR wins industry backing
Traders dispute predictions of quick €STR transition
Poll points to five-year transition, but traders say replacing Euribor will be “a marathon”
A change of TIIE: the knotty issue of Mexico’s benchmark switch
Outlier fallback methods and narrow window to build F-TIIE derivatives liquidity make for ambitious transition plan
SOFR switch saved GSEs over $300m, study finds
Research suggests borrowers are benefitting from a systematic ‘SOFR discount’
SABR convexity adjustment for an arithmetic average RFR swap
A model-independent convexity adjustment for interest rate swaps is introduced
Why Canada may need to revisit term Corra methodology
Break from US guidance benefits dealers but some futures inputs underpinning term rate are in short supply
Philippines readies new swaps benchmark
Philippine peso rates market has been without an interest rate benchmark since June 2023
Canadian MMFs face yield squeeze on CDOR’s demise
High-yielding BA notes will disappear from the market in June with no clear replacement at hand
Polish benchmark transition hits new snag
Compounded index suspended over data errors as Wibor extension reopens successor debate
Term SOFR derivatives creep into US fund holdings
Global Atlantic shows sizeable swaps position against the new benchmark as other managers ease into trading
Europe’s half-baked benchmark switch leaves some dissatisfied
Users frustrated by narrow scope of euro transition, but replacing Euribor was never a euro group objective
Banxico waiver prompts rethink on benchmark transition plans
Dealers weigh basis risk against longer-dated swap hedges as CME consults on new conversion plan
Euro RFR group shuts down amid ongoing benchmark uncertainty
Working group calls time on transition despite split opinion on Euribor’s long-term future
Three’s a crowd? Eurex and Ice battle CME for €STR trading
Chasing exchanges represent 75% of trading volume, 28% of open interest in first weeks of push
Bloomberg calls time on BSBY
After damning Iosco verdict, no commercial future seen for credit-sensitive rate
Swap dealers look internally to ease SOFR basis headaches
Traders are using their own banking units as a new outlet for reducing SOFR-versus-term SOFR risk
US regionals load up on cheap receive-fix term SOFR swaps
Major dealers are welcoming basis-risk-offset trades with “open arms”, say hedge advisers